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You can find GMs that offer this service in a variety of places. Reddit & discord included. I have used the following website successfully in the past, for a few sessions, to try out a specific system. https://startplaying.games/. Source: 5 months ago
I am starting a new run of the Kingmaker module starting on Friday, 1/5/24. Game will run every Friday at 6:30 PM Easter Time US. Game sessions are $20, right around the average price of games on startplaying.games . Source: 5 months ago
Requirements: A discord account with a working mic, a roll20 account, and an account on startplaying.games. Source: 7 months ago
There's also various mediums online such as the subreddit r/lfg and sites such as roll20 and startplaying.games. Can also check facebook and other social media type sites. Source: 7 months ago
Due to some other systems I play, I've used startplaying.games in the past. I'm always searching for Cortex games, but never find any. This might be due to the fact that of all the games I see in the dropdown menu (including new and old, and several relatively obscure games like Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, Mistborn and Root), there isn't a menu selection for Cortex. Why is that? Is this something that official... Source: 7 months ago
The closest I've found to a useable Trinity sheet is on astraltabletop.com where they have the quickstarts pre-configured. The sheets there are pretty primitive and irksome to use, though. Source: over 2 years ago
I have a few recommendations based on your concerns. Find a VTT that fits your playstyle. Let the players keep their own character sheets. Have everyone roll real dice. Only use a VTT for sharing maps and placing tokens. owlbear.rodeo or astraltabletop.com have clean, simple interfaces. With a little practice, you can draw maps using owlbear as if you were in person. It has no automation so you don't need... Source: over 2 years ago
I'd recommend putting it up on Astral as well. Source: almost 3 years ago
Check out Astral Tabletop https://astraltabletop.com. It's like a much more modern Roll20 in active development. Source: almost 3 years ago
Astral Tabletop https://astraltabletop.com currently has my attention. A free account is somewhat limited, and I can imagine you may need to only have uploaded whatever assets you need for the next session due to space limitations, but it's easier to use and way more pretty than anything else I've tried. Source: almost 3 years ago
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